amusing side note

[syredronning]

When reading GO stories, I stay really cold over P/Q - but give me three lines of Picard/Riker and I'm all hot and horny.

Sigh. Why I can never fall for the main slash pairings of a series? Would make things so much easier at times.

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[blackchaps.livejournal.com]

P/Q rarely, if ever, does anything for me, but Picard/Riker makes me vomit a little in my mouth. I did read one where Riker had an encounter with just some guy and that wasn't bad. *shrug*

[dreamplum.livejournal.com]

The only reason I can empathize is b/c of the men in my icon *ggg* I had to invent that freaking fandom. *worships on watergal a little*

I am in such a D/V mood. I'm even thinking about it more than knitting. ;-)

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

*LOL*

Well, that particular pairing makes total sense for a trekkie :))

In my head, Kirk's old friend takes up a lot more room than I wanted to give him, but see, he's that fling with McCoy...args, and it all makes total sense within the story and he's just too cool *whines* :) And all are happy.

Guess it speaks for our writing and thinking strength to summon up strong original characters :)

[dreamplum.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy that you refer to Michael and Anton as OC's for me... I posted about this a year ago on LJ or someplace about whether or not they were, at this point--my logic being that all of the stuff I like about them is stuff I basically made up. I mean, none of the UNCLE crap matters anymore. It's all about cute gay science nerd hopelessly closeted, very cowardly but fighting to be free all the same, etc, being vulnerable in a way that Kirk just isn't.... it's not the Michael the scriptwriters created. Or if it is, I'll wet myself in shock :P But people were saying no, they're still fanfic...

shatfat once said that the one thing keeping D/V from being good original fic (with the names changed) is that it doesn't really read with the atmosphere & aesthetic of the time. I don't know if I agree with that. I guess now that they've fled to Paris, anything I write with them is original fic fodder. Hum.

[nikita79x.livejournal.com]

And here I was beginning to think I was the only one that hated P/Q, but like the idea of Picard/Riker. Huh. ;) I haven't found a good Picard/Riker fic yet - read any good ones? I'll have to check out the GO stories, I guess.

I think a good timeline for a fic would be post-Best of Both Worlds - Picard is hurting and definitely in need of comfort and Riker has just proven himself to be a good captain, etc. Lots of good angst and h/c potential there. Plus Riker must have nightmares about Locutus and losing Picard on the bridge like that would make him feel guilty.

But P/Q? I can see Q wanting to explore possibilities maybe, but Picard lusting for Q just doesn't compute with me. *shrug*

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

I like some of Slasherfem's P/R stories. They aren't great, but on the okay-level for me.

P/Q...I understand why people see it, but I think I can't see a god being in a relationship with a human. If Q can do anything, anytime, where would be the problems and adventures for Picard?

[nikita79x.livejournal.com]

Well, I would admit he's unusually fascinated with Picard, but I see it as a cat and mouse thing. He toys with Picard and is amused by his reactions and maybe even impressed by him. But ultimately? He's a god like being and the slash pairing just doesn't sound exciting to me. Maybe if he'd stayed human when the Q punished him... But even then - yawn.

[mrs-picard.livejournal.com]

You know, I used to like P/Q more than P/R, but I recently found out that I've changed my mind. *lol* I still like P/Q, but P/R is much better IMO. Just watch the first 40 minutes or so of "Gambit, Part I". OMG. Riker's all angry and pissed because someone killed his beloved Jean-Luc. ;)

P/Q is... well, I think Q really has a thing for Jean-Luc, but Jean-Luc would never allow himself to fall in love with Q. They're both very strong personalities and they'd argue all the time. I'm not sure if that's very enjoyable... *scratches head*

I also decided that, if I ever get to write some Trek slash again, I'll write P/R only. *grin*

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[syredronning.livejournal.com]

P/R is so great. And your new comic is so fitting for them *G*

I'm so glad to learn here in lj that I'm not the only one who prefers P/R to P/Q...

[mrs-picard.livejournal.com]

I guess I'll never understand why P/R are so underrated... I mean, almost everyone agrees that K/S makes perfect sense, so why not P/R as well? *confused* *lol*
There should at least be SOME shippers, but there are almost none... is it because Riker's always so fond of Troi? -.- I don't get it. *lol*

[colbyucb.livejournal.com]

Oh I know! I'm always into these strange tangential pairings that nobody every writes on, so I have to write them myself to get my fix (which is a slooow process since I'm so lazy XD), or spend hoursssss searching for them.

Picard/Riker is great (though of course you know how I love Riker/Wes, bwahaha)... my ex-girlfriend and I once scarred an online guy-friend of ours for life by roleplaying Picard/Riker in a group chat once. Good times.

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

*handshake for liking the same weird TNG pairings as I do, LOL* Scarring is fine, people need to be challenged once in a while *G*